C.A.T.C.H 2000
(Combined Action against
Thieves, Cheats and Hooligans)
CATCH 2000 is a community oriented scheme of Trivandrum City Police aimed at Controlling and Preventing antisocial activities basically theft, cheating and hooligan/rowdy behaviour in and around the residential colonies of Trivandrum City. The motto of the program is SAFE NEIGHBOURHOODS. This program has come to effect from 25th May 2000
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME
Thiruvananthapuram City Police with the active co-operation of the residents' association who are willing to co-operative with the scheme will implement the scheme. In the initial stage itself 53 residents' associations have come forward to participate in the program.
A coordinating body under the direct supervision of Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City is supervising and monitors the functioning of CATCH 2000. The coordinating body consists of one representative from each residents' association along with Asst. Commissioner of Police (Administration) and Asst. Commissioner of Police (Control Room). This coordinating body is responsible for the proper implementation and working of CATCH 2000.
PROGRAMS UNDER CATCH 2000
CATCH 2000 functions in close liaison with the Executive Committee of residents' associations, Police Station concerned and the Police Control Room. Following are the specific areas of activities.
a. Separate beat books are kept at different points in the residential areas in consultation with the Executive Committees of the residents' associations. The night patrol parties from the Police Station as well as Flying Squads visit this colony twice every night (Once before midnight and after midnight) and sign the beat books. ACP, Control Room and the Station House Officer of the Police Station concerned are supervising this work.
b. The residents' association can inform ACP Control Room and SHO of the local Police Stations about any house in the respective residential area, which are locked, and the inmates are away from the City. AC, Control Room will instruct the Flying Squads to visit this locked house and sign the beat books twice in the midnight. Station House Officers will also instruct the night patrol party accordingly.
c. The residents' association will collect details of aged couples residing alone in their colonies and inform the details to ACP Administration. ACP Administration and ACP Control Room will visit these aged couples, once in a fortnight, along with one of the representative of the respective residents' association and ensure that proper arrangements are made by Police for their safety and to settle their security related grievances. Beat books are also kept at the houses of the old couples.
d. Residents' association can contact the City Police Control Room in case of requirement of emergency services like ambulance etc. A list of ambulances available in the City including private ambulances is kept ready at Police Control Room. As and when a request is made from the residents' association, Control Room will contact one of the ambulances and its service will be made available to the required place.
e. The residents' association should inform the Station House Officer concerned and the Control Room if vagabonds etc. frequent their colonies. They should also assist the Police in taking action against the vagabonds.
f. The residents' association can also inform Control Room if any attempt is made to cheat housewives in the guise of sale promotion, donation, festival collection etc. When the Control Room receives any such information, ACP Control Room will get the information verified. If it is found to be a case of cheating, the concerned Station House Officer should be intimated. This process will be completed within 24 hours of the receipt of the information.
g. Residents' association should also inform ACP Control Room, ACP Administration or SHO concerned if they find that any suspicious/antisocial activities are going on at any place in the colony. On receipt of such information, the SHO will initiate appropriate legal action against the person(s) concerned.
h. Residents' association should furnish the list of servants/house maids/ other domestic helps employed by them with their address to ACP Control Room, if they want to verify their antecedents. On receipt of such information ACP Control Room will contact the concerned SHO irrespective of jurisdiction and will collect the details and should be informed to the respective association.
i. The residents' association can invite the local Sub Inspector once in a month to attend their Executive Committee Meeting where the members can inform the SI about the security concerns and suitable suggestions can be evolved.
j. Residents' association should form support groups of residents who will help the night patrol parties from Police Stations. The residents' associations themselves should decide list of members in such bodies.
k. ACP Administration will device educational programs including multimedia presentations against drug abuse, traffic awareness, road safety, crime prevention etc. in consultation with Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City. Such programs will be held in residential colonies once in a month.
MONITORING
ACP Administration and ACP Control Room will do the day-to-day Monitoring of the program. ACP Control Room, ACP Administration and Station House Officers, to enter all the daily activities in CATCH 2000, maintain registers. On every second Saturday at 5 pm a meeting of the coordinating committee will be held at the cabin of Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City to review the actions in CATCH 2000.
This is an initiative of Trivandrum City Police to improve living standards through community action.
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